Book  (1953)  
 
from "History and Nomenclature of the Fairy Roses" by Dr. G.H.M. Lawrence
[includes an good history of The Fairy Roses and explains the botanical nomenclature associated with the various cultivars]
The Fairy Roses include a wide range of variants, propagated commercially as named clones. They have been in cultivation since at least 1810 and probably a decade longer. Any discussion of the taxonomy of these named clones should take into consideration the fact that historically they belong to two more or less well defined periods. Those of the first period (ending about 1920) appear to represent selections of selfed seedlings or chance mutations of original stocks of what is now known as Rosa chinensis var. minima, or of intravarietal crosses between these stocks.

Those of the second period include also hybrids with other species, and their derivatives. The second period began with Correvon's introduction in 1922 of what he called Rosa Roulettii, a plant not distinguishable from the rose Pompon de Paris which is believed to be a derivative of R. chinensis var. minima. This derivative, and selfed seedlings of it, have been among the principal progenitors of the score or so of variants now in the trade. They differ from those of the first period in that a majority resulted from crosses between Pompon de Paris [i. e., " Roulettii"] stocks and dwarf floribundas and polyanthas. Horticulturally it is not always possible to differentiate clones of interspecific hybrid origin (most of those now cultivated) from the much earlier ones of infraspecific hybrid origin. For this reason it would seem expedient, if not biologically accurate, to group them as clones of a single taxon (i. e., R. chinensis var. minima).

BOTANICAL ORIGINS AND NAMES
There are many ideas and some uncertainty current among rosarians as to the correct botanical name for the miniature Fairy Rose. In the first place, one must decide if these plants are to be treated as a species distinct from other rose species, or if they represent a variant of an earlier named species. This decision is a matter of opinion, i. e., an opinion that can most reliably be reached after one has a knowledge of rose species as a whole and an understanding of the range of variation and of the genetic stability (or instability) of these species. This paper does not attempt to answer the question, but rather presents the views of some specialists and points out which name is to be used in either case.

Magazine  (Jun 1951)  Page(s) 2. trimester, p. 55.  
 
[From the article "Le Rosier sur la Côte d'Azur", by Joseph Baccialone, Ingénieur Horticole, Chef de Service des Jardins de la Ville d'Antibes, pp. 46-59]
..Rosa Rouletti pour bordures, ainsi que ses hybrides modernes : Perle de Montserrat, Perle d'Alcanada.

Book  (1951)  Page(s) 36.  
 
Harry Bennett, New Zealand.
Several miniature forms are now becoming popular as edgings and in window boxes or grown as very low standards in rockeries. Of these I have so far grown only Rosa 'Rouletti' and 'Oakington Ruby'. The latter is about the size of a shilling. 'Rouletti' is smaller.

Book  (1947)  Page(s) 120.  
 
CHINENSIS MINIMA VAR. ROULETTII is the smallest of all roses. Found by M: Correvon in Switzerland in 1829, it is a perfect miniature seldom exceeding three inches in height, when able to produce many flowers of rose-pink in quick succession. Correvon 1829. Deciduous. Short growth. Fragrant...June-October. Hardy.

Website/Catalog  (1946)  Page(s) 27.  
 
Rosiers Miniatures ....  ROSA ROULETTI (Introducteur Correvon 1912). Plante curieuse de 10 à 15 cm. de haut, très compacte, bouton rose vif petit, de jolie forme, de la grosseur d'un grain de blé. Très florifère.

Book  (1941)  Page(s) 37-41.  
 
"Experiences With Fairy Roses," compares Pompon de Paris, Rouletti, Oakington Ruby, Tom Thumb, among others.

Book  (1940)  Page(s) 54.  
 
Frank Mason, NZ.  More Hybrids and Species
Rosa Roulettii will seed and is well worthwhile trying out. I have got an improved flower by crossing it with Tiny Tim. Five seeds grew-two were singles, one was a white single and one did not survive. The one that grew is like the pollen parent in growing; the flower is pinker and larger. Those who wish to try their hands at crossing Rouletti with others of a like nature will find it worth-while. A red Rose with dwarf growth would be very welcome. As this Rose grows very well in a pot, anyone with limited space could raise seedlings.

Book  (1940)  Page(s) 449.  
 
R. chinensis Jacq. ... R.c. minima (Sims.) Voss, var. Fairy R. Dwarf shrub, rarely exceeding 25 cm., with small rose-red fls., about 3 cm. across, single or double. B.M.1762(c). B.R.538(c). R.R.3:gr.25,6,7(c). Gs.14:138. H.B.11:117. (R. Lawranciana Sweet, R. Roulettii Corr.) Hybrids of this var. with R. multiflora forms are the "Baby Ramblers."

Book  (1939)  Page(s) 61.  
 
Frank Mason, NZ.  Species and Hybrids
Rosa Lawrenceana is interesting in the way that it is said to be the parent of many of our garden Polyantha Roses, but beyond that is of little value in the garden. Rouletti, the little dwarf Rose so highly prized for rockeries, is also said to be one of its offspring, but one would not recognise it as such... 
On several occasions I have raised seedlings from Roulettii, and the flowers were both red on the two plants that came to flowering size, but all the seedlings were so weak in stamina that they have died before plants could be propagated. Often it takes time before one can find a stock suitable to bud upon.

Magazine  (Apr 1938)  Page(s) 11.  
 
Rosa Rouletti. Hauteur : 0 m. 10 à 0 m. 15. Plante très curieuse, très florifère, le plus nain des rosiers. Feuillage très fin. Fleurs petites imbriquées, rose carminé, en mai-juin.